Gwinny Tuffel, the dog sitter, stays at an ageing rock singer's Little Venicehouseboat to look after his border collie while he goes on tour. But during theannual Canal Carnival the singer's body is discovered, having never made it outof London. The police dismiss it as an accident, but Gwinny suspects murdermost foul. It is up to her to solve this curious crime ...

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